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What we know: A hearing is set to begin Tuesday to decide whether the Nashville Covenant School shooter’s so-called manifesto should be made public. Metro Nashville Police officers found the writings in the shooter’s home and car shortly after the March 27, 2023, school shooting that left three children and three adults dead. Some family members of the shooting victims petitioned to keep the writings private due to the potential “psychological consequences for the survivors and their families.” Others, including some state lawmakers, have pushed for the release of the documents, arguing the writings are public record and may help them develop policies to protect students. The latest >
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What’s going on: House Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s sending impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial under the rules of impeachment. Mayorkas faces allegations he “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce existing immigration laws. Breakdown of the charges >
What’s expected: Senate Democrats will likely try to dismiss or table the charges against Mayorkas before an impeachment trial gets underway. Majority Democrats have said they think the case against Mayorkas doesn’t rise to the “high crimes and misdemeanors” laid out as a bar for impeachment in the Constitution. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he wants to “address this issue as expeditiously as possible.” Republicans argue there should be a full trial. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said the Senate should hold a full trial to take a closer look at evidence against Mayorkas. “This is an absolute debacle at the southern border,” Thune said. “It is a national security crisis. There needs to be accountability,” he said. Proceedings will not begin until Wednesday. If Schumer calls for a vote to table the charges and end the impeachment trial, Senate Republicans are likely to raise objections to protest the move. The latest >
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What’s happening: The family of Rachel Morin, who was found dead on a popular Maryland nature trail last August, recently released a commercial pleading for justice in the murder investigation. Randolph Rice, the Morin family attorney, and Patty Morin, Rachel’s mother, joined NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas on Monday to discuss the latest details in the case. One suspicion they shared is that the suspected killer may have left the country. “We know he’s a Hispanic male. We know he has the propensity to travel from California to Maryland,” Rice said during an appearance on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” “He may be willing to travel out of the country.” Watch >
Background: Rachel Morin, 37, was reported missing in August 2023 by her boyfriend, who said she never returned after going out for a run. Her body was found the following day near a nature trail in Bel Air, Maryland. In February, police in Maryland released new sketches of the man they suspect killed the mother of five. Investigators were also able to trace the suspect to another crime in Los Angeles, saying DNA from the Morin crime scene was also connected to a home invasion and assault. A $35,000 reward has been issued for information leading to the arrest of Morin’s killer. Police have asked anyone with information about the case call 410-836-7788. The latest >
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What to know: New probable cause affidavits filed in support of criminal charges against four suspects in the disappearance of two missing Kansas moms Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, revealed a bitter custody battle allegedly involving death threats and plans for violence. Oklahoma police were unable to publicly confirm the identity of two bodies recovered in rural Texas County on Sunday amid a search for the two Kansas women who disappeared late last month. It is still unknown whether the remains are those of Butler and Kelley. Tad Bert Cullum, 43; Tifany Machel Adams, 54; Cole Earl Twombly, 50; and Cora Twombly, 44, were arrested in Texas and Cimarron counties without incident in connection with the disappearance of the women, authorities said Saturday. Full breakdown of the affidavits obtained by NewsNation >
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What’s happening: Israel’s military chief said the country will respond after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate. The Iranian attack on Saturday marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel. It comes less than two weeks after a suspected Israeli strike in Syria left two Iranian generals dead. What to know >
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area and U.S. Park rangers are searching for two suspects accused of vandalism after a now-viral video shows two men toppling natural rock formations at the Redstone Dunes Trail. What to know about the case >
Authorities in Ohio have arrested a man in his 80s, accusing him of killing an Uber driver while both were being targeted by a “scam call.” The latest >
A pilot and their dog are OK after a plane landed in ocean waters just off the coast of Southern California, forcing them to swim to shore Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Their story >
A couple who owned a funeral home in Colorado where investigators last year found 190 decaying bodies were indicted on federal charges they allegedly misspent nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds. What court documents say >
NASA confirmed that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station. Details >
A New Mexico judge issued the maximum possible sentence for the woman in charge of firearms on the set of the movie “Rust” for her part in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The latest >
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It was 18 years ago when a pregnant Oklahoma woman knew her baby couldn’t wait until arriving at the hospital to be born into this world. Now, the so-called “Highway Baby” is about to graduate high school and wants to enter the medical field, just like the paramedics who helped bring her into the world. Read more >
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